> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.filemail.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.filemail.com/api/sending-files/cancel.md).

# Cancel

## PUT /transfer/cancel

> Cancels a pending transfer. This operation can be performed only if the transfer has not been completed yet. After cancellation the transfer is not available and any uploaded files are scheduled for removal from our servers.

```json
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data.","nullable":true},"errorcode":{"type":"integer","description":"Numeric representation of the `responsestatus` 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of validation errors when the request was not properly formed.","nullable":true},"responsestatus":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/FilemailStatusEnum"},"errorid":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errormessage":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"description":"This field contains endpoint-sepcific response data.","nullable":true},"errorcode":{"type":"integer","description":"Numeric representation of the `responsestatus` field.","format":"int32","nullable":true,"readOnly":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ValidationError":{"required":["propertyName"],"type":"object","properties":{"propertyName":{"minLength":1,"type":"string","description":"Name of the invalid property contained in the request body or query string."},"errorCode":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/FilemailStatusEnum"},"errorMessage":{"type":"string","description":"Message explaining the validation error.","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}}}
```


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